New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-06-30

against Snarp, olncc 10
regarded aud proven to be tho headquarters OF
conspiracy" scribner & Bright had testified as the
peoples witnesses. Their evidence wou Id not be dis
credited by the attorneys for the people So far as their
evidence went nothing but what was perfectly egti
mate and proper In connection with this Broadway en-
terprse done in their Office IDerences could not be
considered-only the evidence So too as far as the
evidence Moloney there for perfectly proper
and legitimate purposes Sharp met him there, but 1t is
not shown that he met him there for any improper or
illegal purpose 1t true that Sharp had sent to him
while he was at meeting Of the Board OF Aldermen the
resolutions which had been prepared in scribner Il
Brights office by .Mr. Scrbner But there practi
caly concealment about that The envelope was
not sealed The sending OF those resolutions by Sharp to
Moloney furnished evidence that Sharp guilty
Of corruption Nor did the fact that Mr. 5cribner drew
up the resolution furnish any evidence that sharp had
acted copy thnt M had bnS gea for
attorney to draw up such resolution. Perhaps 1t was
Mayor Edson that the worst that could oe said
OF It.
and suggested that he 90 somewhere that night and
meet Moloney and sign the call for meeting next morn
ing Making the worst OF these facts they showed no
corrupt use OF money or an agreement to use money
corrupty.
COMMENCING sHARP's MODERATION.
Mr. stckney then explained what costly thing 1t
to put through railroad In Broadway, how the stages
had be bought OFF, lawyers to be paid, consent OF
property-owners obtained, entailing large canvass,
and any things had to be done that 1t quite proper
and legitimate do but all of which cost great deal Of
money. He commended sbarp's moderation after all
the expenses he had incurred in contenting himself with
81 100000 OF the bonds OF the Broadway Surface Com
pany. He thought tnat little enough reward for the
labor OF life time.
Then Mr.. stickney got down to sharp's testimony
before the Senate Committee. Tie conpimented MI
what great disadvantage the poor ilerate old man,
Jacob sharp. placed fn his hands He said that Mr.
Conkng made Sharp angry and In his anger sharp gave
answers that perhaps were not
He not at all surprised at that Under similar cir,
have lost his temper and said things strictly confined
to cold facts Mr.. sckney vehemently urged that the
total OF the examination OF sharp before the Senate
Committee, despite all the badgerng he was subjected
to. amounted to the discovery that sharp didn't Keep
himself didn't keep any account OF the money ne ex-
pended. MUny decent respectable men didn't When a
accounts and he had never found out since He couldn't
their worst with sharp's evidence obtained from him.
without the privilege Of making any qualifying explana-
Then Mr. stickncy considered the of Mr.. Potte,
the engrossing clerk at Albany, who that Sharp
bill in which sharp was Interested Mr. stickncy waxed
sarcastic Mr. Potte He feared that the lapse OF
piece Of mechanism, Mr. Pottles memory. He did not
know what the market value OF such testimony as
amount dollar would exceed the value OF that
testimony to anyody S the Pas against tssmUnR
shown by the fact that sharp interests required not
something should be cut out OF it. Why didn't Pottle
resent the insult when Mr. Sharp offered him bribe
Why diInt he do what his duty public officer
proper quarters OF 5harps attempt to debauch his honori
That he would leave the jury to Infer. ~ 80
The speaker again considered the 100000 entry in
the bOOas the Seventh Avenue Company That money
was unaccounted for or was accounted for part only
by incorrect entries suppose that it had altogether
disappeared. There was nothing to show that sharp
had anything to do with the Disappearance OF that
money Aud FullgrafI-s testimony aside what remained
the prosecution but the allegation that that money
some Of H. had Disappeared and some members OF tne
Board OF Aldermen had bills OF large denomination liz
their possessioni But there was no proof that that
money was part OF the S50O,000 The Aldermen formed
a combination to strike" Who could tell whers they
had struck" The money might have come from other
sources-ion others VINO were FORCED TO Submit 10 tne
unjust extOrtions OF the Aldermen
~ SHARP WAS BLAcKMAILED WHY CONVICT HIM
Business had frequently to submit to extortons
in the Custom House and in the Registers office aud
elsewhere. Everybody knew it. Business had
often pay get from public officials what they ought
to get for nothing And because they helpless and
have to submit to such robbery no jury would dare to
convict them Of felony. The remedy is to put honest
saults upon the integrity of its public servants when
those public servants combine for the purpose or cxtor
ton Those who yield to their exactions are merely
their victims. They submit to highway robbery. Are
they therefore, elons Admit everything that had been
Of the Aldermen They com6ned and robbed him
Mr.. stic2ney next considered the evidence of Mr.;
Powell who had testified that at the Fifth Avenue Hotel
sharp had told him that the Aldermen were fxed'
Mr. stckney read from Mr. Powel's evidence to show
that at times Mr. Powell was not certain that The word
fixed used, aud that In general he was so
mixed that his testimony not worthy OF credence.
II HE WIRE GUILTY WHY DIDN'T HE RUN AWAY
Then the speaker gathered himself together to wind
mp good shape. He adjusted his shirt collar pulled
up his sleeves, gave few graceful twirls 10 his
eyeglasses and launched out in this fashion:
We might have resorted to arhce the'case might
have tried sympathes by bringing sarps
wife aud daughter here This case BY his direction has
and honest method from BEGINNING TO the end NO e or
Judge whether he would DC nero III, possessed
Of the shrowdnes, with which he Is credited he believed
OF the and found entire safety else
cause / wonder at It Ho has been
% oT w pae IA n yo
ntmas that ne WAS entitled to fair tra before be-
could a the courage stay here and submit his
only S %asS1s an % If a%
sharp were con emned under the EVIDENCE here
TSsS' % sna s h 3 a' efforts Of any
Mr. stckney spoke for two hours ana hail. closing at
twenty mil es TO II o'clock
Colonel Follows rose. Mr. stlckney made his DOW to
Judge aud the Jury and said that he had indul
of the Conrt 1t was within twenty minutes
of the ordinary time OF and while he did not ask
that there should be any extension OF Of. time
unless t met m the HS@GT a Tsmansa ns bs5rs 5 sa
0urnmeut and then back at the expiration OF the
embarrsss him in the completion his summing up He
would prefer to finish without any interruption when no
Judge Barrett granted the adjournment without a
moments hesitation and the jury were escorted to
thelr uuCneon up some lew ol
showed a desire to maintain their seats during the
interim. but not allowed TO do so by the officers,
who rightly expected that they would have
large application for places In tho afternoon For con-
entrance was made to the court room through
H. OF the supreme Court and OF the general
public permitted TO Its portals without strict
quarter OF hour before the afternoon
sion began Crer Ricketts, orders that no more
should be admitted and there was soon disappointed
Mr. Nicos mother and sister and several other ladies
present There were several wcll-known lawyers
and politicians present and In back OF the jury
box Inspector Byrnes had seat Exactly nc o'clock
Mr. Sharp returned the courtroom pale and tottorng.
and evidently growing much weaker rs the period OF
sis pense was heightened out Directly behind him |
came his grandson carrying bright hafgallon milk
can from which he several times refreshed tho old man
during the sitting.
COLONEL FELLOWS OPENS FIRE.
Colonel Fellows began his summing up fol the prose-
,ution with to the several weeks which the